Born
1 June 1926 (99)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Norma Jeane Baker, Norma Jeane Mortenson
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 – 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2021) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, Monroe remains a major icon of pop culture. I...
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 – 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2021) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, Monroe remains a major icon of pop culture. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her sixth on their list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited Monroe as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of 12 foster homes and an orphanage; she married at age sixteen. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career, which led to short-lived film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in late 1950. Over the next two years, she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business, and in the dramas Clash by Night and Don't Bother to Knock. She faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photographs prior to becoming a star, but the story did not damage her career and instead resulted in increased interest in her films. By 1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars; she had leading roles in the film noir Niagara, which overtly relied on her sex appeal, and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, which established her star image as a "dumb blonde". The same year, her nude images were used as the centerfold and on the cover of the first issue of Playboy. She played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career, but she was disappointed when she was typecast and underpaid by the studio. She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project but returned to star in The Seven Year Itch (1955), one of the biggest box office successes of her career. When the studio was still reluctant to change Monroe's contract, she founded her own film production company in 1954. She dedicated 1955 to building the company and began studying method acting under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Later that year, Fox awarded her a new contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. Her subsequent roles included a critically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop (1956) and her first independent production in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in Some Like It Hot (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the drama The Misfits (1961).
Portrait of Norma Jeane
2025
Aliens Uncovered: Marilyn Monroe Exposed
2024
Marilyn, a woman of today
2023
My Life as Marilyn
2023
Fatal Addiction: Marilyn Monroe
2022
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022
Becoming Marilyn
2022
Marilyn, Her Final Secret
2022
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022
Marilyn, femme d'aujourd'hui
2022
Una foto de Marilyn
2022
Rat Pack
2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain
2021
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
Marilyn and I
2019
Marilyn Monroe for Sale
2018
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum
2017
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016
Destins secrets d’étoiles - Grace, Jackie, Liz, Marilyn…
2015
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
2015
Marilyn Monroe Declassified
2015
Love, Marilyn
2013
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013
Marilyn despite herself
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
Marilyn
2012
Marilyn Monroe: Unclaimed Baggage
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
2010
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
Marilyn, dernières séances
2008
The Life And Music Of Marilyn Monroe
2006
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
Marilyn Monroe: Still Life
2006
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006